Decatur County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	13,625	14,005	13,828	14,037	13,839	214	1.57%
Total Private Employment	12,021	12,335	12,114	12,316	12,107	86	0.72%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	234	225	231	247	242	8	3.42%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	32	N/A
Construction	322	289	304	312	314	-8	-2.48%
Manufacturing	5,385	5,489	4,896	4,802	4,590	-795	-14.76%
Wholesale Trade	455	463	448	427	461	6	1.32%
Retail Trade	1,164	1,215	1,211	1,224	1,268	104	8.93%
Transport. and Warehousing	685	770	830	885	901	216	31.53%
Utilities	54	53	51	53	53	-1	-1.85%
Information	44	47	49	50	47	3	6.82%
Finance and Insurance	201	204	193	181	195	-6	-2.99%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62	59	56	62	60	-2	-3.23%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	137	153	164	207	202	65	47.45%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	499	530	516	516	N/A
Admin. and Waste Services	1,209	1,165	1,141	1,205	1,001	-208	-17.20%
Educational Services	13	19	22	21	24	11	84.62%
Health Care and Social Assistance	727	711	710	759	876	149	20.50%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	46	52	55	52	52	6	13.04%
Accommodation and Food Service	814	897	935	954	951	137	16.83%
Other Services	254	313	287	313	322	68	26.77%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	1,604	1,670	1,714	1,721	1,732	128	7.98%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	656	672	683	694	708	52	7.93%
Total Private Establishments	613	630	642	662	676	63	10.28%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	23	24	24	29	32	9	39.13%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	68	67	65	66	65	-3	-4.41%
Manufacturing	60	58	54	53	53	-7	-11.67%
Wholesale Trade	40	43	47	49	49	9	22.50%
Retail Trade	97	100	103	104	104	7	7.22%
Transport. and Warehousing	38	37	39	41	44	6	15.79%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	4	0	0.00%
Information	5	5	7	8	9	4	80.00%
Finance and Insurance	37	39	40	41	43	6	16.22%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19	20	20	23	25	6	31.58%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	36	38	42	46	50	14	38.89%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	4	5	5	3	150.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	32	33	32	33	33	1	3.13%
Educational Services	5	5	5	6	6	1	20.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	43	46	44	42	45	2	4.65%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	6	7	6	6	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	50	52	53	55	53	3	6.00%
Other Services	45	50	50	48	50	5	11.11%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	43	43	41	32	32	-11	-25.58%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of May 2025.

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